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Alright, since nobody asked, here is my best attempt at explaining the crap shoot that is Semi-Finals points. 1.) There are two points standing in discussion: UCI Individual Ranking and UCI Downhill World Series standings. Both of which have always been a thing. 2.) A rider's UCI Ranking is based on points acquired at any UCI event (e.g. World Championships), and ONLY qualifying (top 20) and finals (top 30) any of the 8 World Cups in 2023 (minus the final round, which doesn't pay points in qualifying). 3.) UCI DH World Series standings are based ONLY on points acquired in...

solid breakdown of it all. as you said, brayton mistakenly thought his semi-final points would keep him in. but i still don't understand. has anyone been able to figure out why brayton's semi-final points total after VDS doesn't count toward the 40 required points for entry into 2023 world cups? according to 2023 individual standings results sheet after VDS, brayton is 55th with 47 points (accumulated via semi-finals results in 2023). based on that standings sheet, these 47 points count toward an actual 2023 ranking. so why do they not count toward entry into 2023 races? if 2022 points expired...

1. The general exhaustion I felt after finals in the past wasn't there. Something didn't feel as intense and final about this race. 2. 210 guys trying to qualify is nuts. But then in the top 60, we got privateers (I don't know if they were rich kids or poor kids) who I've never heard of. Never seen on a camera either, which was good. 3. But man...watch the 60th-40th "fastest" guys come out of the gate knowing within 1 or 2 splits,they are going home for the next 2-3 minutes of viewing sucked. You're just watching in case they...